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By Frances J. Karon At the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale, leading Canadian breeder William D. Graham’s yearling colt by Lion Heart out of stakes-placed Andrea Ruckus (by Arch) was a knockout at the Four Star Sales consignment. With every inspection—and there were many—the big, scopey dark bay or brown colt showed himself with poise, … Continue reading Uncaptured, strong juvenile to classic winner
By Jack Werk One of the stallions I recommend on a regular basis is Ashford Stud’s Tale of the Cat. At $30,000, he offers a whole lotta bang for the buck! He proved it again yesterday when his 5-year-old daughter Cat by the Tale (click here to view pedigree) became a SW and GSW for … Continue reading A Sire for All Seasons!
By Jack Werk On Saturday at Saratoga, Tapit’s Canadian-raced daughter Careless Jewel (click here to view pedigree) won the G1 $600,000 Alabama Stakes by 11 lengths! (Click here to view the chart) Let’s face it, not many fillies win Grade 1 races by margins like that, but another one that does these days is Rachel … Continue reading Tapit vs. Medaglia d’Oro: Battle of the Young Guns Continues!
Yesterday my blog was about the young guns Medaglia d’Oro and Tapit. Both of them are second-crop sires with their oldest runners now 3-year-olds and they are 1-2 on the second crop list by earnings and by number of unrestricted SWs with 7 each. This may be one of the strongest crops of young stallions … Continue reading Birdstone Joins the Fray!